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But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

KJV

Hebrew original

וְ/אִ֣ם לֹֽא תֵצֵ֗א אֶל שָׂרֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְ/נִתְּנָ֞ה הָ/עִ֤יר הַ/זֹּאת֙ בְּ/יַ֣ד הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וּ/שְׂרָפ֖וּ/הָ בָּ/אֵ֑שׁ וְ/אַתָּ֖ה לֹֽא תִמָּלֵ֥ט מִ/יָּדָֽ/ם

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Mais si tu ne te rends pas aux chefs du roi de Babylone, cette ville sera livrée entre les mains des Chaldéens, qui la brûleront par le feu; et toi, tu n'échapperas pas à leurs mains.

KJV

But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

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